NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — , Inc., which proposes the only comprehensive route to a fully regulatory compliant U.S. security token, announced today that it has raised $12mm from HashKey Digital Asset Group Limited, the holding company of a leading Hong Kong fintech group. Hashkey is focused on the development of the blockchain and digital asset industry, with a commitment to building a global ecosystem in this field. The investment, in the form of cash and services, will enable Prometheum to accelerate the launch of its network.

Prometheum also announced that it has signed a Strategic Partnership and Joint Development Agreement with Shanghai Wanxiang Blockchain Inc., an early backer of Ethereum. Wanxiang and HashKey are partners and allies who often collaborate to invest in and accelerate blockchain startups. Shanghai Wanxiang Blockchain Inc., known as Wanxiang Blockchain, was established by China’s biggest blockchain backer — China Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd. — part of the giant Wanxiang Group Corp., one of China’s most internationally respected companies. Wanxiang’s domestic innovation initiatives include a $30 billion, blockchain-driven, smart-city development in Hangzhou, China. Its Chicago-based arm, Wanxiang America, is a $4 billion company with interests in auto parts, real estate and renewable energy.

Per the terms of the partnership agreement, Wanxiang Blockchain will provide Prometheum with blockchain technology resources and help develop the Prometheum network. In addition, Dr. Feng Xiao – Chairman of HashKey, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of China Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd., and Chairman and CEO of Wanxiang Blockchain Inc. – will join Prometheum’s board. Dr. Xiao was the earliest evangelist and promoter of blockchain technology in China. An early sponsor of Ethereum, he has incubated and invested in more than 50 leading blockchain projects around the world.

Prometheum, founded by a group of seasoned Wall Street securities attorneys, has developed a platform that will enable SEC-qualified, freely trading smart security tokens (SSTs) to be bought and sold by any investor. The company has already marked a first in the industry by filing a Reg A+ Offering Statement for the first legal warrants for SSTs in the U.S. Prometheum’s smart security warrants/Ember tokens and smart contract-enabled blockchain form the underpinning for a comprehensive route to a soup-to-nuts securities ecosystem, from issuance to trading through clearing and settling. The company recently issued a new with details on its approach.

Ben El-Baz, Chief Strategy Officer at HashKey Digital Asset Group, said, “Prometheum’s legal and financial experts have cracked the code on how to hold a legal security token offering in the U.S. – something the financial world is eagerly anticipating. Wanxiang’s blockchain development prowess will help ensure the underpinnings of a new kind of system. We are very excited to invest in and work alongside Prometheum on this project.”

“We firmly believe that blockchain technology can bring more transparency to financial systems, and Prometheum’s approach to smart security token offerings – operating within the existing U.S. Federal Securities Laws – is well thought out with strong promise,” said Yu Du, General Manager at Wanxiang Blockchain Inc. “We think Prometheum will have a disruptive effect on the U.S. financial industry, and we are excited to work closely with the team to launch a robust and compliant ecosystem into the U.S. capital markets.”

In May 2018, Prometheum filed a Reg A+ Offering Statement for its own SST, in which it seeks to raise $50mm by selling warrants for its Ember tokens. In June 2018, Prometheum struck a strategic partnership with broker-dealer Manorhaven Capital LLC and filed with the SEC for registration as an Alternative Trading System (ATS).

Prometheum anticipates being the first U.S. issuer to sell smart security warrants/tokens under Reg A+, qualified for public trading, fully compliant with the Federal Securities Laws. That means, unlike all other tokens issued to date, Prometheum warrants for Ember tokens will, when qualified by the SEC, be available to all investors (both accredited and non-accredited) and will be legally tradable in the secondary securities market in the United States.

“All of the pieces are falling into place, ahead of schedule,” said Aaron Kaplan, Co-CEO of Prometheum. “We anticipate hosting our first offerings for issuers in 2019. We are thrilled to be working with HashKey and Wanxiang Blockchain as we continue to move Prometheum forward.”

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The offering, after qualification by the SEC, will be made only by means of the Offering Circular. Any information in this press release or any other communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to qualification for sale as provided in Regulation A+ in any such state or jurisdiction.

You may obtain a copy of the Preliminary Offering Circular and the offering statement in which such Preliminary Offering Circular was filed with the SEC by visiting: .